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Phone News and Ads to Sporti Dtik Victor Society 3-3372 News Room 3-3576 Business Office Victor 3-3324 Display Adv. Dept. Victor 3-3632 Classified Ads Victor 3-3324 VOLUME NO. 68, NO. 298 THE LUDINGTON DAILY NEWS An Independent Newspaper Serving Mason County and Surrounding Area LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1958 WEATHER COOLER PRICE SEVEN CENTS Bagwell, Williams J91 Coal Miners Trapped in Canada Battle Following Detroit Debate Hope for Rescue Grows Dimmer as Time Passes By ROGER LANE about right fee' from Bagwell's.

DETROIT angry Gov. and asked to examine the Indiana! Williams and Paul D. Bagwell, his. Department of Commerce and! Republican lival for the governor- Public Relations report Bagwell! ship, sputtered at one another relied on. face lo face Thursday night after' The -1-inch governor bent; a televised campaign debate.

over Bagwell's desk to look In an unusual display of ire. the "This doesn't show a single Democratic governor braced Bagwell at his studio desk about use i of what Williams called a "false'; statement' 1 concerning Indiana's economic growth as compared with Michigan's. Bagwell retorted that Williams was "splitting hairs." The dramatic 10-minutc scene was witnessed by about 40 news-; men. studio technicians and aides of the two candidates, who scpar- ated without shaking hands. They had done so before the show start-' ed.

The formal half hour debate. Ving advertised, had been beam- xl over most of the Lower Pcnin- mla via a three-station hookup. Smear Campaign In the televised debate, Williams iccu.scd Bagwell and Republicans if a "smear-Michigan campaign" ittributablc to a "desperate effort cover up their party's responsi- lility for the national recession." Bagwell repeated assertions that hostility of Williams commun- ty an "object of political attack political scorn" was chasing a dory jobs out of Michigan. "At. this very moment," he said, Handley of Indiana is going around thai, stale bragging that almost 40,000 jobs from 38 industries moved there lo escape the labor government of the state of Michigan." The irritation exhibited by Williams after the program was directed at another measure of Indiana versus Michigan economic growth, based on two reports that Williams said "are in no way comparable." In his prepared opening remarks, the governor had asked if Bagwell was "prepared to retract his false that Michigan gained only 16 new industries (last year) while Indiana was gaining 137." Bagwell, in his rebuttal, made no direct acknowledgement, but remarked, before bringing in Handley, that, 97 new industries had moved into Indiana.

Williams rose from his desk, he said pointing lo a place in the text. Bagwell began Williams said "Head it. Itcad it." Bagwell tried to renew a proposal that the candidates agree lo let an impartial committee of experts undertake to determine who was lying in the economic climate debate. "Will you agree, governor, to submit this to an impartial Bagwell asked. He previously had advanced the proposal in, a joint appearance before the Detroit Economic Club.

Williams, ignoring the question, returned to the to 16 comparison published originally in a Bagwell newspapci advertisement about a month ago. you promised to check this list and you haven't done it." he continued. "What kind of honesty is this with the people?" The exchange gradually tapered off. as Williams returned lo his desk to gather up some papers. The governor walked out of the studio, remarking over his shoulder: "Well.

I hope you'll do better next time." Will Expand Coldwater Probe Following Suicide Lie Tests Are Scheduled Park Petitions Available to Public Ludington Area Chamber of Commerce reports petitions in behalf of the improvement of Ludington State Park arc available in many retail establishments in the county. Every citizen is urged to sign the petition which will be sent to proper authorities in an attempt, to provide more camping facilities in. Mason County, The Chamber is seeking 10,000 signatures on the petitions. KILLED THURSDAY MARLETTE (AP) Prro E. Tanner, 51, of Detroit, was killed Thursday in a two-car accident on M-53 in Sanilac County, near here.

COLDWATER (AP) An ex pandcd investigation into the death of a patient at the Coldwater State Home and Training School has been promised following the suicide of a key figure in the probe. Rep. Harry .1. Phillips (R-Port Huron), said his legislative committee plans lie tests for three witnesses in the death Oct. 8 of scph Kibiloski, a 45-year-old mental patient at the school.

The promise of an expanded probe came from Phillips after Charles Trombley, 37, an attendant at Coldwater, shot himself in (lie chest with a rifle. Phillips told newsmen he also planned to review testimony given to Branch County Prosecutor Harold Smith, who issued a report saying there was no evidence of any mistreatment whatever which could have "contributed to or hastened" the death of Kibiloski. Phillips vsaid: "As soon a.s it is made available, I am going to review testimony and check for discrepancies as related to testimony our committee took." Trombley was among attendants who had loaded Kibiloski into a station wagon shortly before the patient died at the Coldwater institution. Phillips said doctor told him Kibiloski was handled "like a sack and an autopsy showed he had suffered three broken ribs and bruises. Official clause of death was declared to be from a chronic kidney ailment.

BACK FROM POLITICAL President Eisenhower, chipper and smiling, is greeted by Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn as the Chief Executive ended his week-long political campaign swing through the West and Midwest. Also on hand at the airport were Cabinet members and most of his White House staff. Board Accepts Tax Group's Fixing of Valuation Today's Chuckle I A gentleman is a man who Is always as nice as he sometimes is. By a vote of 1.1 to 8, Mason county board of supervisors this morning accepted the state tax comission's fixing of the county'js equalized valuation for 19. These figures arc: a.s assessed, valuation as equalized, total, percent of county total, 3.73128.

Bethany Lutheran Church Marks 80th Anniversary Reformation service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Bethany Lutheran Church will open observances marking Ihe 80lh anniversary of Bethany Church. Dedication of the new church annex at 2 p.m. also will be a fea- ture of the celebration. At the morning service the Rev.

John Chrislenscn, pastor, will preach on the topic, "Builders With God" and the children's choir will sing "Children of Our Heavenly Father" under direction of Mrs, 80TH ANNIVERSARY Bethany Lutheran Church will dedicate the recently completed annex to the Clarence Fonnesbeck dircclor. "Hymn of Praise" will be sung by the senior choir with Mrs. F. W. Schumacher directing.

Miss Margaret Rasmussen will be organist. At the dedication, following a carry-in dinner at. the church at 12:30 p.m. in charge of the Ladies' Aid Society, speakers will include the Rev. Edwin E.

Hansen of Muskegon Central LufJieran Church and the Rev. Donald Holm of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Mani- stec. The Senior Choir will sing "The Lord Is Great in "Bless This House Lord. I Pray" and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" during dedication. In observance of the 80th anniversary K.

V. Christofferscn will present the early history of the church assisted by Mcsdamcs Schumacher, Leo Hansen, Andrew Andersen, Roy Peterson and Alfred Larscn. William L. Klcmm will speak for Tri-Lutheran League, and Mrs. Howard Harrington for Be Loyal Club.

Mrs, Leslie Johnson will represent the Senior Choir and Mrs. Christoffersen Ihe Ladies' Aid Socicly. Mrs. Bcnnic Waterman will speak for the stewardship committee and Mrs. Earl Jensen for the Sunday school.

Miss Lucinda Rozelle will represent the Lutheran Youth Fellowship and Victor Samuels will speak for the building committee. An exhibit of pictures, books and articles will be arranged in connection with the 80th anniversary of the church. church part of Ihe observance Be Loyal Club members will of the 80th anniversary of the serve coffee at close of the dedica- church. i lion service. Chamber Signs 20 New Members Twenty new members have been signed by Ludington Area Chamber of Commerce, according to a report given at.

noon Thursday by membership committee members. Dr. I. A. Iverson, membership chairman, stated he was pleased with the results of the drive and hr: feels the past month's activities have done much to enlighten more businessmen on Ihe work of the Chamber of Commerce.

The committee has elected to continue to function a.s a membership maintenance committee with Dr. Iverson as chairman. Taken from DBA I Members of Dear Brothers' Association reported Mason County sheriff's department that the association's clubhouse in Mamlin Township was broken and several items taken. Entry was made by breaking into a rear door of the building, presumably Monday night. Articles taken 15 ra.ses of beer, a 21-inch Zenith television three plates, two dozen i 10-inch bowls, two dozen cups and a dozen ash trays.

I ThcTWeather i (U.S. Weather Bureau Forecast! Northwestern Lower Cloudy and cooler with light showers today. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight, little temperature change Satur- iday. Winds soufhwest to west 10-20 jmph tonight and Saturday.

High i today 54-60, low tonight 42-48, high Saturday 54-60. i Outlook for Sunday Generally fair and wartnor. FIVE-DAY FORECAST Temperatures v.ill average about Iwir above normal. Normal high 53. normal low 40.

Warmer and little temperature change Monflav through Wednesday. Precipitation will avf-ragp about one-tenth of nit inch ir. Monday or Tuesday. Highest temperature Thursday low 57. Highest temperature one ago today 60, low Highest, temperature thi 1 dale nimr.

1872. 75 in 1002; low, 27 in 1879. The sun sets today at p. m. snf! rises Saturday at a.

rn. The moon rises today at 4:14 p. rn. and sets Saturday at 5:53 a. m.

Branch--Valuation assessed, S7IJ.020; valuation as equalized, total, percent of county total, 2.H2flf). Cu.stcr—Valuation as assessed, valuation equalized, total, Sa.Mli.fKiB; percent of county total, 4.156137. as assessed, valuation as equalized, total, pcj'ccnt of'ctiunty total, J.f)56!H. Free a.s assessed, valuation a.s equalized, total, percent of county lot.nl, 2.21017. a.s assessed, valuation a.s equalized, total, percent of county 1.12400.

as assessed, valuation a.s equalized, total, percent of county total, 5.60350. as assessed, valuation as equalized, total, percent of county total, .83844. a.s assessed, I valuation a.s equalized, total, percent of county Iota .37206. fere Valuation a.s assessed, valuation a.s i equalized, total, per- I cent of county total, 0.8300(i. a.s a.s.se.sscd, (Pico's turn to Page 10, Column 3) Ike to Hear Dulles Report on Conference For Promptness and Efficiency; for the Impartial Administration of without Reference to Color, Race, Creed or Personal Station in Life, ELECT LEONARD J.

GAVIGAN as Mason County Prosecuting Attorney i Veteran Lifelong Mason County Resident Democrat (Paid Political Advertisement) CARNIVAL Sunday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. St. Mary's School CUSTER, MICH. DANCING, CARDS. BAKED GOODS, GAMES, PRIZES, HANDIWORK, CANDY, TAFFY APPLES, REFRESHMENTS, ETC.

PUBLIC INVITED! List Donations to United Fund Mason Counly United Fund con- I trihulions totalling today i include from Handy Things Co. and Thompson and their employes. The Handy Things Mantifadur- I'n. donation was $350 and em- i(f the concern contributed' $2'i2 while Thompson Cabinet fhf company contribution was and employes donated $70. Handy Things employe donations include W.

H. I'lciss, $100; Gordon IS $25; S. Anderson, $10. W. GnikT.

Jvlwin Wright, Wanderer. Gilligan, Gils Herbert Kngfer, Clarence bittmer, Kugenc Ray, David Me- iCarihy. II. Hod Einar K. Dcndor, John Dean, H.

j.S't'! on. .1. Barnaby, 0. Gcnlcr and 'L. SU'iley, $5 each.

Al'-o Janet Smile. $3: Ji. H. An- Morlcn.scn, E. Koz' Ray E.

Walunas, Mr-. El wood VanderVcer, Donna IDoij, Burton Tani.s, K. L. Smith, 'Laurence (Jabot, Floyd Pajonk, L. Maginity, Joe Sielski, $2 each; D.

Stiller, Claude Stiller, Frank iGadzieniski. A. Sladick, .1. Dahlke, (Please turn to 10, Column 3) WASHINGTON (AP)-Secretary of State Dulles reports to President Eisenhower today on the prospects for war or peace which he found during a three-clay conference on Formosa. The answer, he told newsmen, is "up to the Communists, who are aggressive," He added: "1 cannot read their minds.

Landing here shortly after mid- night, Dulles said in a brief air- port statement that his consultations with Nationalist Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek hnd been "eminently satisfactory." He praise'' Ihe Chinese Nationalists a.s being among this country's staunch allies without which, ho said, Ihe United States would bo in a desperate position of Communist cncirclcmcnj. Dulles was reported by informed officials to have obtained from Chiang a conditional promise to cut his forces on the Quemoy and Matsu islands. The conditions were that he gel more modern weapons and that the Chinese Communists institute a long-term cease-fire. Dulles himself declined lo discuss the reports. The Red Chinese have refused thus far to make any agreement regarding a halt lo their artillery barrages on Quemoy, the Nn- lionalist-hekl just off the China mainland.

Communist guns returned to at least a daylong quiet period Thursday, leading lo some, speculation that the Quemoy war was entering an unproclaimed ccnsc- fire. Earlier by Dul Ics in a British television i.ntci"- view and tho other a joint Dullcs- Chiang communique on their three-day conference also stressed that Ihe United Stales and its Nationalist Chinese allies will not start a fight. One Survives Wreck of Boat ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) sea-weary fisherman reached safety today after five days afloat on a yellow raft, the last 24 hours with his dead skipper.

Alvin Turner was reported in generally good condition at Mound Park Hospital where he was taken for observation. Rescue came too late for the captain of the Virginia Mae, Frank Devane. He died 24 hours before the fishing boat Jackie ('. made the pick up 65 miles off St. Petersburg in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Goaf.I. Guard Cutler Nemesis docked Ihis morning with Turner. The Jackie C. look De- vatie's body to Tampa. Lf.

Gnulr. W. Patridgc. per of the Nemesis, said the Virginia Mae had broken up and sunk Saturday night during a storm. Turner told Patridge the raft i carried no food or water.

They subsisted, he by catching fish with Ihcir hands. The 50-foot die.sd-powrrcd craft was la.sl seen Saturday afternoon about 80 miles off Cedar Key, header! northwest for Steinhatchee, Ihe men's home, with 1,000 pounds of fish caught in the Gulf. The rafl was spotted about 00 miles Kouth of that point by a plane. Rickover Gets New Promotion to Vice Admiral WASHINGTON Roar Adm. i Hyman Rickover, pionetr in the atomic submarine field, getting the promotion his congressional backers have demanded.

The White House announced that Rickover has been upped to vice admiral, subject to Senate approval next year. His new three-star rank is to be effective while Rickover heads the Atomic Energy Commission's naval reactors branch. Credited wiHj fostering the nation's first nuclear submarine, Rickover has been a center of controversy from time to time during lis career. Some of this controversy has stemmed from his reported readiness to brush aside Navy red tape in order to further the nuclear sub program. Reds Resume Quemoy Shelling TAIPEI, Formosa (AP) The Chinese Communists resumed their artillery attacks on the Quemoy islands today after an unexplained 23-hour lull.

The Nationalists, equipped with eight-inch howitzers and other puns brought in during the two- week-cease-fire, hit back. The Red guns, silent since noon Thursday, started blazing again at 11 a.m. The Communists first directed their fire against Little Quemoy and the nearby Tan islets, then extended it lo Quemoy, largest fortress of the Nationalist offshore islands. Nationalist quarters claimed that. Quemoy's defenders since Monday have inflicted more pun- ishmcnt than lliev have They said ihe Island's" guns.hac destroyed 43 Communist giins blown tip 12 ammunition dumps, destroyed a motor pool housing 45 trucks and smashed one gun emplacement.

Judge Receives Resignation The resignation of William Slapleton as Mason County prosecuting attorney 'effective Nov. 1958, has been received by Circuit Judge; Rupert Stephens. Judge Stephens said the prose cutor asked to be relieved of his duties at the conclusion of the October session of Mason County Circuit court, due to "severe" expenses personally put in by me in spoa soring the office." The judge, whose duty it is to ap point a prosecuting attorney for the uncxpircd term (to Dec. 31. j8,) said ho will appoint the man selected by tho people of the county for prosecutor in the Nov.

4 election. Mr. Staplcton has been prose cuting attorney for Mason County for two terms and in addition serv ed a.s assistant prosecuting altor ney to Vcrnon R. Keiser, when he held the post. Is Elected to County Post Floyd Eddy of Free Soil was elected chairman of Mason County road commission at its meeting Thursday afternoon.

He will fill the uncompleted term of Eli Hanson, who has resigned. This term will be up at the end of this year. Shift of Rock Traps Miners, 80 Are Saved SPRINGHILL. N.S. (AP) A violent shift, of rock in the depths of a coal mine today trapped 91 Tien, six of them supervisors." lope of rescue grew dimmer by he hour.

Eighty miners had reached safely. One body was recovered company spokesman belatedly announced 'hat six supervisors iverc with 83 men still trapped liours after tons of rock and coal iiad tumbled down from tunnel roofs, choking the After talking with the rescued men, Arnold Patterson, a coal company spokesman, said: "The situation is not encouraging. It looks pretty grim. We are hopeful, of course." A company official said a barrier of gas prevented rescue crew from reaching 55 of the men who had been working 13,000 feet from the pithead. The others were' believed scattered in other parts 1 of the mine, Some Roscucd Through the night and into the.

morning, survivors trickled out'of the mine portal and through lines of waiting, anxious relatives. Some of the survivors were injured and had to be helped or carried out by rescue crews. With tears in his eyes, the vice president and general manager, of the Dominion Coal H. M. C.

Gordon, told newsmen that is no hope for miners trapped on 1 two levels of tho mine. He added' there is only a glimmer of hope; for those on tho third level. 55 Rescue have deter- 1 mined the location of 55 men! trapped by fallen rock. But 36, and it is remains some small ineasur-e-6 hope. A silent crowd shivered in a colcl drizzle through the night as five- man teams of unteer mine rescue workers cleared rock and debris from choked tunnels.

The draegermen wore respirators. One of the first survivors to come out said the the miners' name for underground rock shifts of explosive force had smashed the mine ventilation system and pockets of deadly gas were forming. Second Disaster The mine is the No. 2 colliery of the Cumberland Railway and Coal a subsidiary of the Dominion Steel and 'Coal Corp. Cumberland No.

2 the. now-closed Cumberland No. 4, where an explosion and gas killed 39 persons in November 1956. The worst mine accident in this town of 7,000 near the New Brunswick border was an explosion in 1891 that killed 125. Canada's worst mine disaster was at Hillcrest, in 1941, when 193 were killed.

The bump occurred at 8:05 p.m. Dishes tumbled from shelves in Springhill and houses also, shook 14 miles away in Maccan. Veteran miners called it the worst in memory. Six smaller bumps between last March and Sept. 1 injured men.

The cause of i bumps often is undetermined. 1 The mine slopes to a depth of 4,400 feet underground in a length jof 14,300 feet, sometimes descending a.s steeply as 45 degrees. The company considers it North America's deepest coal pit. The son of one trapped miner, Gary Embree, said he hoped that "after this they close the mine for if it means the end of Springhill." George Hedberg's Statements Are TRUE This shall be proven! Republicans, are cordially invited attend a debate HKDBEfUi vs. RASMUSSEN DANISH II A October 27 at 8 p.m.

Your opportunity (o learn thu facts! (F'olitti'al advprtisornenl paiil fnr by the Mawm County Democratic Committee.i DANC I NG SATURDAY 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Hank Beyers Band SUNDAY 7 toll p.m.— Stardusters Band LAKEVIEW HOTEL Round Lake Sunday i er Serving Hours 12:30 p.m. thru to 7:30 p.m. Complete Menu to Choose from Best of Food Delightful Atmosphere Children's Portions Available Dinner prices start at $2.00 PHONE VI 3-9571 LUDINGTON MOTEL DINING ROOM Tickets Available for RAY PLANK TESTIMONIAL DINNER Tuesday, October 28 at Republican Headquarters, Ludington Avenue at Harrison (formerly Nyuli Store) ATTENTION! your State Representative, have agreed to meet George Hedberg Monday, October 27 at 8 p.m.

at the Danish Hall in Ludington. HANS C. RASMUSSEN NOTICE! Due to the fine accept-; ance of our charcoal grilled steaks and the new dinner hours at the HOTEL STEARNS' will be open 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. MAN OR WOMAN WANTED.

We are looking for a resident of the Branch-Walhalla are.a who works in Ludington and drives home every afternoon between 3 and "4 and be willing to stop at the Custer, Watt Branch postoffices. Must be on a Saturday basis. Contact Harry'Abraharnson The Ludington Daily News..